Summer Training Block Starts for U.S. Women

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 4, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s National Team summer training block started May 2 at the team’s training headquarters at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif.

As of May 4, U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) and his staff are training 19 players with additional athletes to join the group upon completion of their overseas club seasons.

The U.S. Women’s National Team begins international competition at the Montreux VolleyMasters, which is being held June 7-12 in Montreux, Switzerland. Team USA will compete in the X Women’s Pan American Cup July 1-9 at Cuidad Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico. The Americans will compete in the FIVB World Grand Prix with preliminary rounds in China (Aug. 5-7), Japan (Aug. 12-14) and Chinese Taipei (Aug. 19-21). The World Grand Prix Final Round will be staged Aug. 24-28 at Macau, China.

The NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship, a qualifier into the FIVB World Cup, will be played Sept. 10-18 at Caguas, Puerto Rico. Team USA will compete at the Pan American Games Oct. 14-20 in Mexico. The FIVB World Cup, the first 2012 Olympic Games qualifying event, will be played in various Japanese cities between Nov. 4 and Nov. 18.